Description: A stern Dragon Ball Super fighter suddenly dances to a sad love song. Here is how the Jiren Dance meme acquired its animation, soundtrack and bizarre calculator sequel.
The Jiren Dance meme combines fan-made animations of Dragon Ball characters with mthu's track “it's like i'm not even here.” The dancing clips emerged in September 2026; by October, people were copying the moves and placing Jiren on a calculator screen.[1] The joke is the mismatch between an intimidating fighter and an unexpectedly tender soundtrack.
What are people watching?
Jiren is the formidable Universe 11 Pride Trooper from Dragon Ball Super. The official character profile emphasizes his strength and devotion to justice.[2] The meme makes that serious character sway and dance instead of preparing for battle.
You do not need to know the tournament story to understand the gag. A powerful-looking character suddenly behaves like the star of a romantic dance edit. The videos are fan creations, not evidence of a new canonical anime scene. Knowing Jiren's usual personality simply makes the contrast stronger.
There are three different origins to keep straight
The movement came first. On September 1, 2026, TikTok creator @dblgiuzman posted an animation of Jiren dancing with Goku; another Jiren clip followed on September 2.[1][3]
The recognizable soundtrack came next. On September 17, @skobodo_tolot posted an early edit combining a dancing Dragon Ball character with mthu's music.[1][4] That is why crediting one account with both inventing the animation and choosing the song would oversimplify the timeline.
Participation changed the format again. On October 20, @adamlostagain performed a Jiren-like dance on camera. On October 24, @notmemetime put the dancing character on a calculator display.[1][5][6] The joke had traveled from a character animation to a human body and finally to a device that should really be busy with arithmetic.
What song is it, and how big was the trend?
The track is “it's like i'm not even here” by mthu. Apple Music and Spotify both list it as a 2026 release. Their pages show different April dates—April 10 and April 13 respectively—so the safe common statement is that the song was available in April.[7][8]
Know Your Meme's October 26 record reported roughly 1.6 million views for the October 20 dance and 2.1 million for the October 24 calculator version.[1] Those are snapshots of individual posts, not global totals. The entry labels its region as the United States, which does not establish the original animator's nationality or a single country of origin for every variation.
How do you find the original instead of another repost?
Try “Jiren dance,” “Jiren dancing song,” or “I'm So In Love With You Dragon Ball.” For the animation itself, look for @dblgiuzman; for the early music pairing, look for @skobodo_tolot.[3][4] The distinction matters when dozens of clips reuse the same movement.
There is also a neat progression to the humor: first a powerful character dances, then viewers imitate him, then the character turns up in places where dancing makes no sense. The calculator version works because the setting has become more absurd than the dance.
Conclusion
Jiren Dance is a September 2026 fan animation and music-edit meme that expanded into real-life imitations and calculator jokes in October. Canonical Jiren remains a terrifying fighter. The internet has simply given him a second job in choreography.
References (2)
[1] Know Your Meme, entry updated October 26, 2026
[2] Official Dragon Ball character profile, March 14, 2023
[3] @dblgiuzman, September 1 TikTok animation
[4] @skobodo_tolot, September 17 TikTok edit
[5] @adamlostagain, October 20 performance
[6] @notmemetime, October 24 calculator edit
[7] Apple Music release listing
[8] Spotify release listing
The original TikTok videos could not be played directly during verification. Dates, descriptions and view counts are therefore attributed to the October 26 Know Your Meme record rather than claimed as independent measurements.
